Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

Enjoy life with your loved ones. Leave the care to us!

Personal Care Companions are able to provide direct care to the individual with Alzheimer’s and dementia while offering a reprieve to the familial care team.

With personalized care strategies and direct engagement LoveCare strives to foster a sense of happiness and well-being for the individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia.Though Alzheimer’s and dementia is a progressive disease with no cure, it does not mean you, or your loved one, cannot live a fulfilled and rewarding life surrounded by those you love in the comfort and familiarity of your home.

Creating moments of joy through purposeful engagement is key to caring for someone with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

How can LoveCare Home Care be of help?

Our trained Personal Care Companions know how to handle erratic moods and behaviors associated with various forms of dementia. We will develop a unique plan that can be modified as the condition changes and progresses. LoveCare strives to match clients in Loveland and the surrounding areas with a caregiver based on their needs, skills, interests, likes, and dislikes.

With extra support for your loved one, we hope to help your loved one learn new skills, enhance independence and feel a sense of community, all of which help to improve quality of life.

Additionally, LoveCare will offer on-going support to the family of the individual by providing resources and support to ensure all aspects of the clients care needs are being appropriately addressed to ensure positive outcomes today and in the future.

Some Alzheimer’s and dementia home care strategies we use include:

  • Verbal and visual cues

  • Validation therapy, aiding the client to feel accepted

  • Viewing photos of family and friends

  • Redirection of the conversation without contradiction

  • Managing aggressive behavior

What is Alzheimer’s and dementia?

Today, more than 3 million Americans are living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, but what exactly is Alzheimer’s and dementia? First, it is important to know that dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses several types of diseases that effect the brain. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia.

The following are different types of dementias: Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular dementia, Fronto-temporal dementia, Lewy Body dementia, Mixed dementia.

Dementia is a progressive disease that can cause memory loss, confusion, and make general day to day tasks difficult. Dementia can also impair an individual’s ability to problem solve, reason and safely judge situations.

Dementia is caused by damage to the brain cells. Each type of dementia has different causes. For example, vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain as a result from narrowing or blockages of the blood vessels in the brain, a stroke, or trauma. Other types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, are caused by abnormal plaque build up in and around the brain cells.

Factors that increase a person’s risk of getting Alzheimer’s and dementia are lifestyle and family history but, by far, the biggest risk factor is being over the age of sixty-five.

Being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia can be terrifying and devastating. It is important to remember Alzheimer’s and dementia is different than normal age related memory loss. Please consult your physician for information regarding diagnosing.